Seoul Semiconductor announced on March 5 that it has filed a patent lawsuit against global retailer Amazon in the Unified Patent Court in Europe seeking a ban on the sale of infringing products.Seoul Semiconductor and its affiliates have obtained 15 injunctions against infringing manufacturers and s
Last year, South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita reached US$33,000, marking a rebound for the first time in a year. The annual real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was recorded at 1.4 percent.According to the “2023 Preliminary 4th Quarter and Annual National Income” report re
Last quarter, the global semiconductor industry witnessed a nearly 30% increase in DRAM revenue compared to the previous quarter. According to TrendForce, a market research firm based in Taiwan, on March 5, global DRAM revenue reached US$17.46 billion in the fourth quarter, marking a 29.6% growth fr
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced this year it will invest a total of 1.141 trillion won in research and development (R&D) for materials and components technology, focusing on creating a significant lead in advanced industries, stabilizing supply chains, and achieving carbon neutr
KT announced its vision to transform into an AICT company, combining its telecommunications capabilities with IT and AI, at MWC 2024, marking the start of its full-fledged leap into becoming a leading enterprise in global AI and ICT.At the recently concluded MWC 2024, KT received high praise for sho
Following last year’s memory semiconductor downturn, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are aggressively increasing their focus on DRAM through the expansion of advanced processing. This move is anticipated due to the expected rise in orders for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5
South Korea’s exports in February of this year increased by 4.8 percent compared to the previous year, continuing the trend of “export growth” for the fifth consecutive month. Particularly noteworthy is the semiconductor exports, which recorded the highest growth rate in six years and four months. A
The trend of improved terms of trade in South Korea has continued for the eighth consecutive month. This is attributed to the slowdown in the decline of export prices, which has resulted in import prices decreasing more significantly than export prices.Exports of semiconductors, the largest export i
The government has come up with a detailed blueprint at the inter-ministerial level, encompassing export targets for key items such as semiconductors, automobiles, and plants, to achieve this year’s export goal of US$700 billion. It includes the largest-ever support measures to accelerate progress,
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at youngryu@nhqv.com -- Ed.Micron begins mass production of HBM3EMicron has kicked off full-scale production of HBM3E (24GB 8-high) to be used for Nvidia’s H200, which is scheduled to be shipped from 2Q24. The company has als
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it participated in the ministerial session held at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, the world’s largest mobile exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 27. During the event, it introduced the South Korean government’s policies regarding the safe uti
“Like the company has persisted in developing HBM, confident in its value, I too will continue to devote efforts to developing next-generation AI memory technology to lead the rapidly changing AI era,” said Son Ho-young, vice president of SK Hynix, on Feb. 27, expressing his thoughts and ambitions a
Samsung Electronics has thrown a decisive move to overturn the market dynamics of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), a key component of Artificial Intelligence semiconductors, by being the first in the industry to mass-produce the 5th generation HBM, known as “HBM3E” with 12 layers, in the first half of t
Samsung Electronics and SK telecom have embarked on forming alliances with global operators to lead the development of 6G and integrate Large Language Models (LLM) into their services. While Samsung Electronics is co-establishing a consortium with big tech companies across various sectors such as te
Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, and other major semiconductor firms have called for government attention and support in relation to the U.S. government’s impending subsidy payments.During a “Public-Private Semiconductor Strategy Meeting” held on the morning of Feb. 26 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce
Amid growing concerns about expanding trade risks in big election years in 76 countries around the world holding elections, the Korean government has decided to actively manage risk factors through a strategy meeting among industry, academia, and research centers.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and
A Korean-owned Ireland-based semiconductor company is reportedly among companies included in a list of those under U.S. sanctions against Russia.According to the Irish Times in Dublin, Ireland-based Cubit Semiconductor was included in the sanctions announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s
The U.S. government has decided to support SK siltron with investment funding in the form of a loan to expand its production in the United States. SK siltron CSS currently operates a factory in Bay City, Michigan.The Loan Programs Office (LPO) under the U.S. Department of Energy announced on Feb. 22
Samsung Electronics has confirmed the sale of its entire stake in ASML, a Dutch semiconductor equipment company. According to Samsung Electronics’ audit report on the Feb. 21, the company disposed of its entire stake of 1,584,070 shares (a 0.4% stake) in ASML during the fourth quarter of last year.
The U.S. government has announced a plan to provide over 2 trillion won (US$1.5 billion) in subsidies to the U.S.-based semiconductor company GlobalFoundries. This marks the first large-scale support initiative since the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act (CSA) in 2022 aimed at building the semi